Our wildlife woes

A week ago, we had a squirrel in the house. Like, we came home and there was a freaked out squirrel. It ricocheted off of a couple walls and windows and Ariel and we finally got it out the back door. And we thought it was weird but our screen door was ripped and it was conceivable that it had just come it that way.

Jeremy repaired the door and then two days later, another squirrel. And this one we did not see go out any door. And then, more squirrel related incidents, including sightings, close encounters, urine and feces. Finally, the experts - aka Critter Control - were brought it. The verdict - the eaves to both our front and back porches go directly into the attic. The squirrels have been holing up there for a while and have found ways to get into the house as well. The solution - pricey special one way doors on the eaves so hopefully we get squirrels out of the attic, not trapped and dead in the attic. Also, we do have a few traps inside the house in case any squirrel is dumb enough to get caught inside. Today, a squirrel came in and helped himself to some peanuts in the mudroom, then left again, uncaught.

And oh, you think, but you have cats. Don't the cats get the squirrels? The answer is no. In fact, I witnessed a squirrel run right by Dexter and he just looked at me like, "huh, that was weird." AND DIDN'T MOVE. So yes, the cats are completely useless.

And in other random wildlife news, a family of skunks has moved in under our foundation. Critter Control would be happy to install a really REALLY big one way door back there for $550. So, for now the skunks can stay.